It displays notes of florals, apple, pear, spice, and white flowers.

Service: Serve at 10-12°C.

Food Pairing: Excellent with cheese, chicken, fish, pasta with white sauce, pork, and vegetarian dishes.

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It is precisely on the hilly ridges of the Vomano river, between the Teramo municipalities of Cellino Attanasio, Atri, Pineto and Roseto, that the 68 hectare Barba farm is located.

The summer offers long sunny days alternated with cool nights, the winter is mitigated by the influence of the nearby Adriatic Sea, with an average annual temperature of 12-16°C, as well as good rainfall and ventilation.
Equally peculiar is the soil of the Vomano alluvial plain, characterised by Plio-Pleistocene deposits that, between the end of the Tertiary and the beginning of the Quaternary, filled the Periadriatic basin through a marine sedimentary cycle.

The result was an undulating landscape with broad, almost flat rises and rounded slopes, often interrupted by steep slopes due to erosion, the gullies. The soil thus created has an arenaceous-clayey structure, with varying thickness depending on slope and exposure, and a medium-low water retention.

Wine&Earth Full Sustainability Review Pending.

Fratelli Barba is a multi-generation project dating back to 15th century. The family own 684 hectares in total, with mixed use of the land across their estate. 574 hectares are used for livestock dairy production, green and dry fodder and cereals for the production of concentrated flours. They have 68 hectares of vineyards and 9 hectares of olive groves. Finally, almost 5% of the land, 33 hectares, is reserved as natural woodland, helping with local biodiversity.

The cow breeding farm that is inspired by the principles of the Stalla Etica®, i.e. breeding the animals with the full right to lead a life as similar as they would in nature. The cows can freely access large outdoor areas, rest on a large surface of over 20 m 2 per animal of soft compost and have spontaneous and unrestricted access to the milking robots. They are all guaranteed healthy and plentiful food, water to drink, shelter from the elements, showers and fans for the summer and veterinary care when needed. A circular economy is practised on the Tenuta Barba farm because the animals are served food that to a large extent is not suitable for human consumption, and the manure is used in the fields to feed the plants so that the use of chemical fertilisers is reduced to an absolute minimum.

Since 2007, the estate has been producing renewable energy from photovoltaic systems, to reduce the use of fossil fuels. Today, the solar PV fields extend over about 6 hectares of land and cover the rooves of the wine and livestock farms.

White | Still | 75cl | 12.5% ABV

Cellaring: Ready to drink now.

Vinification: The harvest of grapes was in boxes for this Pecorino D’Abruzzo. Debourbage at 12-13°C for 18 hours. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature between 17 and 19°C. Aging on fine lees for 60 days.